Lawn-Sign Liberalism vs. Supply-Side Progressivism
"Supply-side progressives" like Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are ultimately technocrats, not libertarians. But they recognize that more is better than less and that a good society is not zero-sum.
"Supply-side progressives" like Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson are ultimately technocrats, not libertarians. But they recognize that more is better than less and that a good society is not zero-sum.
Good intentions, bad results.
Passengers suing the TSA for First Amendment violations have had a rough time in court.
North Carolina and Virginia have managed to keep quality up and costs down.
The Department of Homeland Security unilaterally tore up a collective bargaining agreement it had signed with unionized TSA screeners in May 2024.
D.C.'s bureaucracy violates independent drivers' economic liberty.
The Trump administration’s spectacle rehashed information that journalists, lawyers, and victims had already unveiled.
Most courts have ruled that vanity license plates are private speech and protected from viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment.
The law is wasteful and protectionist. Now, a new lawsuit argues that it is unconstitutional too.
Federal transportation officials said that because New York's congestion tolls were really about raising money for mass transit, they didn't qualify for an exemption from the federal tolling ban.
There's still a lot we don't know and initial speculation from the media and the president about the causes of Wednesday's disaster appear off-base.
Laws requiring a "driver" in driverless cars make as much sense as requiring a horse to be yoked to the front of an automobile, just in case.
The Justice Department temporarily suspended the program in November because of "significant risks" of constitutional violations.
After four years, the president leaves behind a long, expensive record of non-accomplishment.
And also smartphones and FedEx, all of which were made possible by his push to abolish bad regulations.
City code protects incumbent transportation services by outlawing independent drivers.
The state is asking that $9 congestion tolls that will be charged to drivers entering lower Manhattan starting Sunday be stopped while its legal challenge to them is ongoing.
Media investigations found over 3 million active license suspensions in the state.
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Privatization isn't about cutting corners; it's about unleashing and leveraging the ingenuity and competitiveness of the private sector to deliver better services at lower costs.
Are New Jerseyans mistaking normal airplanes for mysterious drones?
Part of the 1,500-page spending bill Congress is expected to pass this week would obligate federal taxpayers to fund the Key Bridge replacement.
The wave of drone sightings is sparking sci-fi speculation mixed with war fever.
After nearly two decades and billions in federal funding, California’s high-speed rail project still isn’t up and running.
California's governor is considering revamping wasteful state rebate programs for low-emitting vehicles.
Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi fleet that can carry passengers on public roads, no human driver required.
Regulations have made these vehicles less safe and more expensive.
Why should the federal government run a transportation corporation?
When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and less useful.
The First Circuit's ruling is another blow to the consumer welfare standard.
Drone maker DJI claims the Pentagon has unfairly smeared it as an arm of the Chinese military based on a mix-up of Chinese names.
A trucker lost his job because he tested positive for marijuana after consuming a supposedly THC-free CBD tincture.
The dockworkers' strike is over, but America's ports will be some of the least efficient in the world whether they are open or closed.
State boards use outdated laws to target content creators, raising urgent questions about free speech in the digital age.
Gotham’s police department has a long history of shooting bystanders in "self defense."
Despite increasing demand, cities across the U.S. are pushing bans on new drive-thru restaurants in the name of reducing traffic and promoting walkability.
Drivers in the state narrowly avoided an even harsher restriction on their automotive freedom.
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D–N.Y.) claims that airlines are engaging in discrimination and enabling price gouging by canceling flights to the Middle East without government permission.
Federal Aviation Administration
Congestion and slowdowns in the airspace around New York City account for up to 75 percent of all airline delays, yet efforts to depoliticize its management remain stalled.
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